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Cotton Wool Spots- "In otherwise healthy patients, the observance of a cotton wool spot (CWS) is
Cotton Wool Spots ... or hypertensive ... #spots #retina ... #Ophthalmology # ... photo #hypertensive
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Cotton Wool Spots ... axoplasm into retina ... Long DDx: hypertension ... , diabetes, HIV, ... #fundoscopy #ophthalmology
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Diabetic Retinopathy ... arterioles -> Cotton-wool ... spots Severe Non-proliferative ... Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... layer -> Cotton-wool ... Spots Stage 4: ... -> Elschnig's Spots ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... - Cotton wool spots ... Macular Edema: • Diabetic ... #Causes #Ophthalmology